Grande Allée Drill Hall, Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury
The Armoury in 2018, after its reconstruction
General information
Type
Drill Hall / armoury
Architectural style
Gothic Revival Chateau-style
Address
805, avenue Wilfrid-Laurier Quebec City, Quebec G1R 2L3
Construction started
1885
Completed
1888
Renovated
2018 (rebuilt)
Destroyed
2008 (fire)
Owner
Canadian Forces
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Eugène-Étienne Taché
Awards and prizes
National Historic Site; national Register of Historic Places;[1] Classified - 1987 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings [2]
The Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, formerly Grande-Allée Armoury (French: Manège militaire Grande-Allée, or simply Manège militaire), was built as a Gothic Revival drill hall for the infantry regiment Les Voltigeurs de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché and constructed between 1885 and 1888,[3] it is a National Historic Site.
Partially destroyed by fire in 2008, the armoury was then rebuilt and reopened in May 2018.[4]
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"HistoricPlaces.ca - Search Results". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016. Canada's Register of Historic Places
^[1] Heritage Buildings
^Manège militaire Voltigeurs du Québec aujourd'hui Archived April 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in reopening of Quebec City armoury, CTV News, May 12, 2018
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